It is harder and harder to choose favourites as the children get older as the children’s interests and skills levels vary greatly. They are also moving from the unconscious absorbent mind (0-3 years) to a conscious absorbent mind (3-6 years) and starting to enjoy sensorial classification and perhaps showing interest in symbols like letters or numbers. So I’ve picked 9 of my favourite Montessori activities for 3+ years but, as always, use the age as a guide only. Your child might be interested … [Read more...] about Montessori activities for 3+ years
Montessori preschooler
S2 E1 Montessori through the four planes of development
Hi everyone! Simone here and I’m super excited to be back with another season of The Montessori Notebook podcast. Today I’ll be talking with Nusaibah Macadam from Rumi Montessori. Nusaibah is a Montessori educator with over 17 years experience, a Montessori parent, and has run Montessori schools in both the UK and now in Malaysia. It was a beautiful conversation covering: Montessori through the four planes of developmentHow Nusaibah sees Montessori as being of serviceHow to develop trust … [Read more...] about S2 E1 Montessori through the four planes of development
What if my child avoids an area completely or only plays with one thing?
I’ve had many parents think that Montessori sounded great but then they get a little nervous thinking about the idea that a child with all that choice might avoid an area completely, or only play with one thing. It certainly takes a lot of trust to follow the child. To understand that children have a natural desire to learn. To explore. To challenge themselves. Particularly if we grew up with a traditional approach to education where we only learned what we needed to learn to pass the … [Read more...] about What if my child avoids an area completely or only plays with one thing?
Montessori Kids in the Kitchen
One of my favourite places to be with young children is in the kitchen, particularly baking with them. And in the last couple of weeks, I received several requests for some of my favourite recipes to make with children. So it’s time for a post full of ideas for Montessori kids in the kitchen. My favourite recipe – making dough Let’s start with my favourite recipe to make with young children. Yes, preparing dough for making bread, dough balls or pizza. This is the recipe I use in class … [Read more...] about Montessori Kids in the Kitchen